BrettST
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- Indianapolis
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- 2003 Ford Explorer ST
Hey all,
I found this forum in the days leading up to buying a 2003 Explorer ST. Y'all have already been a huge help in understanding what to look for during that process.
The truck I bought (from a dealership) was throwing the PO171 & PO174 codes and I was able to find the cracked elbow in the PCV valve. Their mechanics gave me a bunch of "possible" causes - from bad O2 sensors, to blown gaskets, to vacuum leaks. "A few hundred bucks at least", the mechanic said.
Glad he did. Got them to knock an extra $500 off the price. Cost $50 to actually get it fixed.
Just had some time to replace some burnt instrument cluster lights and replaced them with red LEDs. Now looking to the next improvement.
IMG_0213 by brettbensley, on Flickr
Thanks again for being great forum members.
Brett
I found this forum in the days leading up to buying a 2003 Explorer ST. Y'all have already been a huge help in understanding what to look for during that process.
The truck I bought (from a dealership) was throwing the PO171 & PO174 codes and I was able to find the cracked elbow in the PCV valve. Their mechanics gave me a bunch of "possible" causes - from bad O2 sensors, to blown gaskets, to vacuum leaks. "A few hundred bucks at least", the mechanic said.
Glad he did. Got them to knock an extra $500 off the price. Cost $50 to actually get it fixed.
Just had some time to replace some burnt instrument cluster lights and replaced them with red LEDs. Now looking to the next improvement.
Thanks again for being great forum members.
Brett
